Alistair Johnston... soccer family (father Bill, brother Malcolm)... speaks English, French... his father Bill was born in Vancouver, BC while his mother Catherine was born in Newtownards, NIR... he was four years old when his family moved from Vancouver to Montréal; he was then seven years old when his family moved from Montréal to Aurora... grew up playing soccer and hockey... he was four years old when he started playing soccer for Lakeshore SC... enjoys sports, art... growing up, favourites included Ivan Rakitic, Ander Herrera, Paul Scholes, Manchester United... his father was a two-time Canada Soccer Amateur Championship with Vancouver Westside FC (1993, 1996)...
Concacaf champion (first place in 2021-22 Concacaf Final Round of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers)... Concacaf semifinalist (2021)...
part of the Canada Soccer team that met Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on 15 November 2021 ahead of their FIFA World Cup Qualifiers match one day later in Edmonton (a surprise visit by the Prime Minister at a training session)...
he was 16 years old when he made his debut in the Canadian youth program at an identification camp in 2015 with coach Rob Gale...
he was 22 years old when he made his debut for Canada on 25 March 2021... he scored his first international “A” goal for Canada on 29 March 2021 in Bradenton, FL, USA (his second international match)… represented Canada at the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup... helped Canada finish first in 2021-22 Concacaf / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (Canada qualified for Qatar 2022)... set Men’s National Team record for most international matches in one season (18 matches in 2021)...
